Inside Amish life

Two Amish children look out from their horse and buggy Aug. 7, 2002 in Lancaster County, Pa. The Amish, who have their roots in the Mennonite community, are a religious group made up of people who live in settlements in 22 states and Ontario, Canada. The oldest group of Old Order Amish, about 16-18,000 people, lives in Lancaster County, Pa. The Amish stress humility, family and community, and separation from the modern world.

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Amish girl Elizabeth Stoltzfus pours milk after a mass cow milking Oct. 22, 2003, in Wakefield, Pa.

The Amish, traditionalist farmers who spurn machinery and other modern conveniences, live off the land much as they have for centuries in various communities in rural Pennsylvania and Ohio, and now live side-by-side with modern Americans. Amish children start work on the farm early, often milling about the barn almost as soon as they can walk.

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An Amish man shoes a horse in Arthur, Ill. Instead of driving cars, the Amish ride in horse-drawn buggies.

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An Amish family rides in a horse-drawn cart Oct. 23, 2003 in Bird In Hand, Pa.

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Amish farmer Daniel Stoltzfus milks his cows Oct. 22, 2003 in Wakefield, Pa.

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Amish boy John Stoltzfus pushes a wheelbarrow Oct. 22, 2003 in Wakefield, Pa. Amish children start work on the farm early, often milling about the barn almost as soon as they can walk.

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Amish farmers use horse-drawn machinery to harvest corn Oct. 7, 2004, near Bird-in-Hand, Pa. Amish are descendants of Swiss-German Mennonites who fled persecution in Europe in the 16th century and are famous for their strict beliefs, traditional dress and rejection of modern day conveniences, such as electricity and cars. The oldest community of Amish in the United States is in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County.

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An Amish woman takes down her laundry from a clothesline. Because the Amish do not use machines, work like this is done by hand.

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Amish mens' and boys' clothing are hung out to dry at a house near Gordonville, Pa.

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Livestock graze on an Amish farm in Ohio.

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Amish people work together to help build a barn at a barn raising in Belleville, Pa.

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An Amish girl sits on a haystack Oct. 22, 2003, in Wakefield, Pa.

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An Amish farmer uses horses to collect cornstalks from the field in Pulaski, Pa.

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An Amish farmer tills a field on mule-drawn plow in Lancaster County, Pa.

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Amish brothers Ebenezer, right, and Melvin Jr. sit on a mule-drawn cart as their father, Melvin Esh, harvests corn on the family farm on Oct. 7, 2004, near the town of Paradise, Pa.

The Amish are descendants of Swiss-German Mennonites who fled persecution in Europe in the 16th century and are famous for their strict beliefs, traditional dress and rejection of modern day conveniences, such as electricity and cars. The oldest communities of Amish in the United States are in Lancaster County.

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In this July 13, 2011, photo, Amish ride in a buggy in Centerville, N.Y. Centerville, a town south of Buffalo, has an established Amish community. Longstanding Amish population centers in Pennsylvania and Ohio have lost families, while Amish numbers in New York have boomed in the past two years, according to a new study by Elizabethtown College researchers.

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An Amish boy gallops his pony down a country lane in Claridon Township, Ohio.

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Amish girls walk together in Grabill, Ind.

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An Amish man drives a horse and buggy past a Mobile gas station in Intercourse, Pa.

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In this July 13, 2011, photo, Amish women shop at an Amish-owned country store in Centerville, N.Y.

Centerville, a town south of Buffalo, has an established Amish community. Longstanding Amish population centers in Pennsylvania and Ohio have lost families, while Amish numbers in New York have boomed in the past two years, according to a new study by Elizabethtown College researchers.

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Girls walk in the street on a snowy day in Mesopotamia, Ohio.

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An Amish boy drives horse-drawn farm equipment near Hazleton, Iowa.

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Amish farmer Daniel Dienner shears tobacco from its stalks in a barn on his farm Nov. 20, 2002, in New Holland, Pa. With a price guaranteed by contract, the genetically-engineered tobacco destined for nicotine-free cigarettes is a saving grace for some drought-stricken farmers.

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Amish farmers cut stalks of synthetic tobacco in Lancaster, Pa.

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An Amish horse-drawn buggy seen in Arthur, Ill.

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An Amish horse and buggy waits to cross a roadway during a snowstorm in Middlefield, Ohio.

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In this July 13, 2011, photo, Amish women ride in a buggy on their way home from shopping in an Amish country store in Centerville, N.Y.

Centerville, a town south of Buffalo, has an established Amish community. Longstanding Amish population centers in Pennsylvania and Ohio have lost families while Amish numbers in New York have boomed in the past two years, according to a new study by Elizabethtown College researchers.

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In this July 13, 2011, photo, Amish children help out with chores in a greenhouse in Centerville, N.Y.

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In this July 13, 2011, photo, an Amish boy rides home for lunch after a morning of hauling hay in Centerville, N.Y.

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An Amish man works in the field in Centerville, N.Y., on July 13, 2011.

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Amish ride in a buggy in Centerville, N.Y., on July 13, 2011.

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Two Amish boys stack hay on a wagon on July 15, 2011, in Middlefield, Ohio.

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An Amish man sits on top of a wagon filled with hay, July 15, 2011, in Middlefield, Ohio.

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In this July 13, 2011, photo, an Amish boy rides home for lunch after a morning of hauling hay in Centerville, N.Y.

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An Amish one-horse open sleigh seen in Intercourse, Pa.

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An Amish father and son work in a garden in Gap, Pa.

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An Amish man pulls his horse-drawn buggy across traffic in Lancaster County, Pa.

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An Amish man farms with a horse-drawn plow near Hazleton, Iowa.

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An Amish farmer leads his horses after harvesting corn on Oct 23, 2003 in Wakefield, Pa.

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Amish farmers drive horse-drawn carts while they harvest corn Oct. 23, 2003 in Wakefield, Pa.

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Amish girl Elizabeth Stoltzfus drags a container of milk after a mass cow milking Oct. 22, 2003, in Wakefield, Pa.

Amish children start work on the farm early, often milling about the barn almost as soon as they can walk.

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Amish girl Elizabeth Stoltzfus, left, watches her father, Daniel Stolzfus, while they milk cows Oct. 22, 2003, in Wakefield, Pa.

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Amish farmer Daniel Stoltzfus drags a wheelbarrow though one of his barns Oct. 22, 2003, in Wakefield, Pa.

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Amish girl Linda Stoltzfus rakes up hay in one of her father's barns Oct. 22, 2003, in Wakefield, Pa.

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Amish boy John Stoltzfus feeds the cows at his father's farm Oct. 22, 2003, in Wakefield, Pa.

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Amish farmers ride down the road Oct. 22, 2003, in Wakefield, Pa.

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Amish farmer Daniel Stoltzfus walks though one of his barns Oct.r 22, 2003, in Wakefield, Pa.

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Amish boy John Stoltzfus throws hay to some cows Oct. 22, 2003, in Wakefield, Pa.

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A sign warns drivers to be cautious of possible Amish cart traffic on a rural road near Bird In Hand, Pa.

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An Amish famer drives a horse-drawn cart filled with corn past a field during the harvest, Oct. 7, 2004, near the town of Bird-in-Hand, Pa.

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An Amish farmer rides a horse-drawn cart during corn harvest Oct. 7, 2004, near Bird-in-Hand, Pa.

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Amish farmers use horse-drawn machinery during corn harvest Oct. 7, 2004, near Bird-in-Hand, Pa.

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An Amish boy picks up stalks of harvested corn Oct. 7, 2004, near Paradise, Pa.

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